FRI Dehradun also offers admission to Ph.D. program on the basis of Ph.D. Entrance Test followed by an Interview. Final admission is based entrance score, performance in the interview round, work experience and research proposal. Application form can be filled online or offline followed by submission at the institute’s address.

Course Name	Specialization	Eligibility Criteria	Selection Criteria
Ph.D.	Silviculture	Master degree in Forestry/Agriculture/Botany with 55% (50% for SC/ST/PWD)	On the basis of merit in Entrance Test conducted by FRI. UGC NET/ GATE/ CSIR NET qualified candidates are also eligible to apply
	Forest Seed Technology
	Forest Genetics	Master degree in Forestry/Agriculture/Botany with 55% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) with specialization in Genetics
	Forest Botany	Master’s in Botany with specialization in Systematic Botany/Plant Physiology/Wood Anatomy/Biodiversity Conservation/Ethno Botany. OR Master degree in Agriculture with specialization in Plant Physiology OR Master degree in Forestry with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Forest Pathology	Master’s in Botany/Forestry/Wood Science & Technology/Agriculture, with specialization in Plant Pathology/ Microbiology. OR Project work/dissertation in Forest Pathology/Plant Pathology. OR Master’s in Microbiology with specialization or Project work/ dissertation in Forest Pathology/Plant Pathology. OR PG in Plant Pathology/Mycology/Plant Pathology with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Forest Entomology	Master’s in Forestry or P.G. Degree in Zoology with specialization in Entomology. OR PG Degree in Agriculture with specialization in Entomology with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Soil Science	PG degree in Chemistry, Microbiology Geology, Soil Science or Agriculture (with specialization in Agricultural Chemistry, Soil Science) with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Forest Ecology & Environment	Master’s in Biological Science/ Life Science/Environmental Science/Forestry/ Marine Biology/ Environmental Engineering /Aquatic Biology. Candidates must have studied ecology as one of the main subjects during the coursework with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Forest Management	Master’s in Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Application/ Forestry/Agriculture Forestry with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Wood Science & Technology	PG in Physics/Chemistry/Engineering or Botany with specialization in Wood Anatomy. OR PG Degree in Wood Science & Technology with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Chemistry of Forest Products	PG in Organic Chemistry/Bio-Chemistry/Agricultural Chemistry, MD in Pharmacology or equivalent. OR Degree in Pharmacology/Industrial Chemistry
	Pulp & Paper Technology	Master’s in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Paper Technology with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Forestry Extension	Post-graduate degree in Agriculture Extension/Forestry with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP)	Post Graduate degree in Botany/Forestry, Organic Chemistry, Agriculture with specialization in cultivation of medicinal plants, MD in Pharmacology or equivalent with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Forest Biotechnology	Master’s in Biotechnology or Postgraduate degree in life sciences with specialization in Biotechnology OR PG degree in Biochemistry/Molecular biology/ Microbiology with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Forest Bioinformatics	Master’s in Bioinformatics or PG in Forestry/Botany with PG Diploma in Bioinformatics (One-year duration). OR PG in Computer Science or Information Technology. OR PG in Maths/Physics/Statistics with PG Diploma in Computer Science with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Environment Management	Master’s in Environment Management/ Environmental Science or M.Tech in Environmental Engineering or PG in Chemistry with specialization in Environmental Chemistry with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Wildlife Science	Master’s degree in Forestry/Wildlife Science/Zoology/Botany/Environmental Management. OR Postgraduate degree in any science subjects with PG Diploma in Wildlife Management with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Forest Geo-informatics	M. Tech in Remote Sensing & GIS OR Post Graduate Degree in any science subject with PG Diploma in Remote Sensing/GIS from IIRS, Dehra Dun or Master's degree in Geo-informatics with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Forest Hydrology	ME/ M.Tech in Hydrology/Water Resource Engineering/Civil Engineering. OR PG in Forestry, and Environment Management/Sciences with specialization in GIS/Remote Sensing/Watershed Management with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Plant Physiology	Master’s in Plant Physiology, Post Graduate Degree in Botany with specialization in Plant Physiology with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Application of Information Technology in Forestry	PG in Forestry with at least one-year of PG Diploma in Information Technology/Computer Science with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)
	Climate Change & Forest Influence	Master’s in Physical Sciences/ Biological Science /Life Science/ Environment Science /Environment Management/Forestry/ Botany/Physics/ Chemistry/Agriculture/Climate Change/Natural Resource Management/Marine Biology OR M.Tech. in Remote Sensing & GIS or Environmental Engineering with 55% (50% for SC/ST/ PWD)

FRI Ph.D. Admission Criteria: The entrance exam will be of 200 marks for the duration of three hours. Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview where they will be required to propose their area of interest. The test will consist of 50% marks each from Research Methodology and Subject-Specific Knowledge.

Section	Topic	Questions
Section A	Research Methodology	100
Section B	General Forestry	50
Section B	Subject Specific	50

Note: Students with at least 30% marks in Section B will be considered as qualified in the Entrance Test. Overall qualifying marks for General are 50% while 45% for SC/ST/ PWD and OBC-NCL.

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